Evan Dando, former lead singer for alternative rock group The Lemonheads has spoken out on 9/11. “Because I was so close, I know what really happened,” he says. “I shouldn’t get into it, because I’m not a political person, but they were blown up by bombs. They were not taken out by those airplanes. Those fires were going out and then the buildings blew up…” Photo Peter Rosenblum, creative commons license.

New York Magazine recently published a profile on Evan Dando, former frontman for The Lemonheads, a popular alternative rock group. Within “171 Minutes With Evan Dando and Juliana Hatfield” is a naked admission from Dando that he disbelieves the official account of the September 11 attacks, stating that, “Because I was so close, I know what really happened.” He goes on to discuss the use of bombs in the twin towers and his concern about the state of the nation.

Dando uses both hands to pick up his piece of the World Trade Center. “Open the window,” he commands. “The towers were right there. That morning really fucked me up. The second plane was so close, it went shoom, right over my head.” He pauses and absentmindedly pats the pack of Marlboro Lights in his shirt pocket. “Because I was so close, I know what really happened,” he says. “I shouldn’t get into it, because I’m not a political person, but they were blown up by bombs. They were not taken out by those airplanes. Those fires were going out and then the buildings blew up. What I saw and heard that day was a crime, and not by the people they’re saying. That’s all I’ll say.” He pauses. “I’m worried about our country. But then again I’ve been worried about America my entire life.”